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Horror films
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I feel like the abundance of reviews that called it the scariest film ever made may have done it a disservice... can't help but think these reviewers may have gone in with extremely high standards
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Shelley Duvall has apparently passed away.
I'm glad that she got to see the contemporary reappraisal of her career; the way people rallied around her after the Dr. Phil episode was one of those things that restores a little bit of your faith in humanity.
I'm glad that she got to see the contemporary reappraisal of her career; the way people rallied around her after the Dr. Phil episode was one of those things that restores a little bit of your faith in humanity.
Shelley Duvall, a forever icon. I urge anyone who’s not too familiar with her work outside of The Shining to watch 3 Women, Thieves Like Us, Nashville…
She had such a special presence and charisma, there’ll never be another like her.
She had such a special presence and charisma, there’ll never be another like her.
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Shelley! What a legend. So sad. My partner and I were actually just talking yesterday about if they ever rebooted The Shining (they shouldn’t but), Mia Goth would do an incredible job bringing a similarly iconic spin on the role Shelley made famous. She will forever be an icon. Lemme watch some Fairy Tale Theatre in her honor.
I watched The First Omen last night, it was not what I was expecting. Excellently shot, good acting, some hard to watch and unsettling moments. Despite all that, I didn’t fully gel with it. I just didn’t love it at all that much. A decent horror but I don’t think it will stick with me or ever warrant a re-watch.
I generally love Robert Altman and Shelley, so will watch 3 Women tonight.
(Also because Kelly Mantle said it was a great film to have a smoke and watch)
Well girls, I saw Longlegs and while the reviews saying it's one of the scariest movies they've ever seen or is full of nonstop dread/anxiety are just outright false, it was still a pretty good horror movie. The third act was a misfire. The entire theater just had a sense of 'that was it?'
Maxxxine was great fun, I wasn't as disappointed as I feared thanks to Mia and Elizabeth absolutely serving. I agree with the critiques about the third act but there were some great moments like
Lily Collins trans-British-Isles accent
The alleyway scene - CUNT
Maxine beating the shit out of Kevin Bacon - CUNT
The scrapyard scene - CUNT
Maxine cutting a line with her SAG card at the end - CUNT
The alleyway scene - CUNT
Maxine beating the shit out of Kevin Bacon - CUNT
The scrapyard scene - CUNT
Maxine cutting a line with her SAG card at the end - CUNT
NOOOOOOOOOO!!!
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These rarely turn out to be true for us hardcore horrors fans.
Oh I’d actually agree with that, ha.
I think Piranha 3D is an excellent summer popcorn film.
I think Snakes on a Plane was the first big example of “oh! so that was only online…” when it comes to film. Industry tracking was for a $35m+ opening, the trailer views were big, Warner Bros sent it to a (then) blockbuster level amount of cinemas and then it eventually flopped with $12m.
Wait no because I fully agree with that review. Piranha 3D was tons of fun!
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A lot of the reviews I've seen for Longlegs on reddit have said that the marketing, while excellent, may have overhyped how "scary" it actually was - but it does a stellar job of creating tension, dread, and atmosphere, in a way that sticks with you long after the movie is over. And I can live with that, personally.
Yeah I mean it's definitely tense in parts and does great at setting atmosphere but *major spoilers about the end ahead*
so much of the movie is grounded in realism only for the end to reveal Satan's ~magic is influencing Longlegs and Harker's mother to commit the murders through gifting demon-filled dolls to families that it completely undermined most of the movie